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26 May 2012 Last updated at 09:26 ET

Cyclist critical after trail fall

A 31-year-old man suffers serious head, neck and back injuries when he falls off his mountain bike in Cumbria's Grizedale Forest.

Lakes bus service creates 20 jobs

A Cumbrian bus firm expands its services into the Lake District, creating 20 jobs.

Rural valley homes lose broadband

People in the Duddon Valley and Branthwaite areas of Cumbria will lose their broadband connection in June.

Coniston garden railway for sale
A miniature railway is to be sold by auction in more than 200 lots.
Silver lining for flower grower
A Chelsea Flower Show exhibitor from Heaves, near Kendal gets medal after nearly pulling out
NHS 'paid £17 for pizza base'
Cumbria GP overhauls gluten-free prescriptions - true cost of gluten-free diet on NHS is revealed

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No overspend at Carlisle - Abbott

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